In this issue of Microsoft Weekly, we look at new changes in Windows 11 processor requirements, new builds for each Windows Insider Channel, Patch Tuesday updates, Xbox updates, and app updates.

Microsoft tightened its already strict hardware compatibility requirements for Windows 11 upgrades again. The updated Rufus ...

However, it was the processor requirements that surprised many as Microsoft was recommending a Ryzen 3000 or Zen 2 architecture chips as the minimum, whereas Windows 11 itself supported Ryzen 2000 ...

and a Kaby Lake or newer CPU. Notably, POPCNT and the SSE 4.2 requirements are going to be exclusive to 24H2 and are expected ...

Windows 11 disk images (ISOs) for Arm-based PCs are now available for users who want to create virtual machines, run Windows ...

and unsupported processors. The developers at Belim give you a very simple option to upgrade to Windows 11 if you are stuck at Windows 10. In order to bypass Windows 11 requirements with Flyby11 ...

Only the SSE4.2 and POPCNT requirements are new. Microsoft has made it mandatory for all Windows 11 24H2 editions, so it ...

The Windows 11 Canary build 27744 improves Microsoft’s Prism emulator for Copilot+ PCs with support for more CPU features ...

Microsoft really, really, really doesn't want you to upgrade your old Windows 10 PC to Windows 11. That's the logic behind the strict hardware compatibility requirements the company imposed when ...